By Kathy Bryson Image by Atelier Sommerland “Whadda I miss?” Startled by the thump of his boss’s sudden appearance, Robert glared at him, but clenched his teeth to keep from saying what he thought. There was a reason… Continue Reading
By Paul O’Neill Image by Smolina Marianna “What’s the issue, ya skinny piece of pish?” the man in the yellowed vest bellowed from his doorway. Maybe yer prick of a son shouldn’t have smashed ma two-year-old wi a… Continue Reading
By Paul Stansbury Image by Oliver Denker Autumn’s wireless headset blared ‘You Made Me This Way’, causing her throbbing headache to tremble in magnitude. Shouldn’t have had a good-luck-with-the-interview party all by myself. She tapped the button. “Hi,… Continue Reading
By J. Marshall Morgan Image by Angela Harburn No human is supposed to survive on exoplanet (XO) 259-7. I learned this the hard way. I knew I was in trouble as soon as my pod hit the planet’s… Continue Reading
By Bobby Harris Image by BsWei David sat in his old boxy armchair and waited to die, had been waiting for ten years now. Until recently he hadn’t felt the change—the one that always started in him at… Continue Reading
By Jhon Sánchez Image by graphicwithart When my hand told me it wanted an amputation and to live on its own, it was worse than a divorce. I shouldn’t call her “it,” but anger sometimes makes me say these… Continue Reading
By Ed Chaney Image by Tithi Luadthong “We must burn the books!” The junior librarian of Alexandria cried, in supplication, creating a spectacle before Cydas could usher him away. He had soot and ash smeared across his legs.… Continue Reading
By Jack T. Canis Image by Kichigin I awaken with a start. I’m sitting in a white tiled room. My back to a wall, sitting on the floor. I don’t know how I got here. I don’t know… Continue Reading
By Cameron MacPhail Image by Atelier Sommerland Agrippa died one week before the festival of Lemuria. The villa had been unusually chilly that night, a fading remnant of the winter past, and Julia was already awake… Continue Reading
By Lilly Gray Image by Gearstd Victor waits inside the pocket until the man in the white suit and his family have stopped screaming, stroking the small white-gold dog with too-big feet. The dog is calm; it tries… Continue Reading